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dry up vs shrivel

shrivel vs dry up

dry up and shrivel both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dry up No No Yes No
shrivel No No Yes No
As verbs, shrivel is a hypernym of dry up; that is, shrivel is a word with a broader meaning than dry up:
  • dry up: dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
  • shrivel: wither, as with a loss of moisture
Other hypernyms of dry up include shrink, shrivel up, wither.
dry up (verb) shrivel (verb)
lose water or moisture wither, as with a loss of moisture
dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture decrease in size, range, or extent
Difference between dry up and shrivel

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